Fireworks New Year’s Eve… 1 death in Germany, 2 deaths in Poland

A 17-year-old man has died during New Year’s Eve fireworks in Germany.

Two people have died in a fire caused by fireworks in Poland.

With the ban on the lighting and sale of firecrackers lifted for the first time in three years since the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), accidents followed as crowds gathered everywhere to celebrate New Year’s fireworks in the highest temperatures ever of over 20 degrees throughout Germany.

A 17-year-old man in Leipzig, eastern Germany, suffered serious injuries from fireworks and died after being taken to hospital, police said.

It is said that there is no chance of death.

In the eastern German state of Thuringia, two men were seriously injured when fireworks exploded, and a 42-year-old man near Gotha was seriously injured while handling firecrackers ordered online and had to be cut off two arms away.

In Schleiz, near the border between Germany and the Czech Republic, a 21-year-old man lost his hand in an accident while holding an explosive device in his hand.

The illegal ball-shaped explosive exploded as soon as it was set off, police said.

In the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, a 42-year-old passerby lit a firecracker on a road and was hit by a car, flying several meters to his death.

In Baden-Württemberg, a 39-year-old man was seriously injured when a self-igniting firecracker hit him in the right side of the face.

He was taken by helicopter to a special hospital.

In Berlin, the capital of Germany, 1,700 fire engines were sent to New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Although related regulations, such as the ban on the sale of firecrackers, have been lifted from this year, the number of dispatches has risen 700 higher than the previous year.

In 38 of these cases, aid workers sent to the scene were attacked.

22 people were injured when the fire started, and 15 people were injured among the responders who were dispatched.

According to the German Meteorological Office, on December 31 last year, the temperature in Schöngau, Bavaria, Germany rose to 20.8 degrees Celsius, the highest since meteorological observations were made.

The previous highest temperature was 17 degrees Celsius, seen in Mulheim in 1961.

Two people have died and more than 700 fires have started during New Year’s celebrations in Poland, fire officials said.

“On New Year’s Eve, fireworks caused more than 700 fires,” said Karol Kierczkoski, a spokesman for the Polish Fire Service.

In addition, 12 vehicles were damaged by fire or in rubbish cans, fences and vehicles, he added.

The fire department received 1,200 fire reports.

Of these, 149 were false reports, the fire department said.

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